Why Foster Care?
Foster Care can be a scary thing. For those that work in it, for the children that are placed in it and even those that choose to say yes to it. But it can also be a beautiful gift. But why did I choose to foster? I wish it was a simple answer but it isn't...maybe it was my own past-my 3 months (I was a newborn) in foster care before I was eventually adopted...maybe it was my strong desire to be a mother...maybe it was the encouragement I received from friends and family...honestly I am not sure if I could pin point it to one good solid reason. But each of those, and many more play a role in why I decided to become a Foster Parent. When I first started contemplating it I didn't tell anyone. I had been thinking about it for a while but I figured everyone would think I was crazy and no one would support me. But one day a friend was over for dinner and we were just visiting and talking and somehow it came up in conversation. She encouraged me to look into it and said "I t...